Biographical Records

Notable People from Tennessee

1,705 notable figures born in Tennessee, showing page 26 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

Bob Minton
Bob Minton
American banker
1946 – 2010
human rights defenderbanker
Isabel Cobb
Isabel Cobb
Isabel Cobb (1858–1947), physician and educator
1858 – 1947
physician
Mary J. Small
Mary J. Small
American churchwoman
1850 – 1945
Sara Ward Conley
Sara Ward Conley
American artist (1859-1944)
1859 – 1944
artistarchitect
John Wheeler Bunton
American lawyer
1807 – 1879
lawyer
Chris Zachary
American baseball pitcher (1944-2003)
1944 – 2003
baseball player
Chuck Taylor
American baseball player (1942–2018)
1942 – 2018
baseball player
James Collinsworth
Texan attorney
1806 – 1838
lawyerjudge
Maggie Porter
Maggie Porter
American singer
1853 – 1942
singer
Georgia Gordon Taylor
Georgia Gordon Taylor
American singer
1855 – 1913
singer
Dale Farley
American football player
1949 – 2019
American football player
Elizabeth Lee Bloomstein
Elizabeth Lee Bloomstein
American history professor, university librarian, clubwoman, and suffragist (1859-1927)
1859 – 1927
suffragistlibrarianprofessor
David R. Ray
David R. Ray
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1945-1969)
1945 – 1969
military personnel
Dick Hudson
Player of American football (1940-2016)
1940 – 2016
American football player
James Young
Vice-governor of Missouri (1800-1878)
1800 – 1878
politician
Ron Campbell
American baseball player
1940 – 2023
baseball player
John Creed Moore
John Creed Moore
American military official (1824-1910)
1824 – 1910
military officer
Sarah Bickford
Sarah Bickford
American business woman
1852 – 1931
businessperson
Sorrel Hays
American composer (1941–2020)
1941 – 2020
music educatoruniversity teachermusician
Steve Sloan
Steve Sloan
American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator (born 1944)
1944 – 2024
American football playerhead coach
Ted Davis
American football player (1942–2019)
1942 – 2019
American football player
Teenie Hodges
American guitarist, songwriter (1946-2014)
1946 – 2014
guitaristsongwritermusician
Thelma Harper
Thelma Harper
American politician
1940 – 2021
politician
David Bancroft Johnson
David Bancroft Johnson
American academic administrator
1856 – 1928
university teacher
Tommy Burks
American politician (1940–1998)
1940 – 1998
farmerpolitician
William B. Provine
William B. Provine
American historian (1942–2015)
1942 – 2015
university teacherbiologisthistorian
William L. Wainwright
American politician in North Carolina (1947-2012)
1947 – 2012
politician
William M. Barker
American judge (1941–2023)
1941 – 2023
lawyerjudge
Octavia Zollicoffer Bond
Octavia Zollicoffer Bond
American writer (1846–1941)
1846 – 1941
writer
Fannie Battle
American spy and social reformer
1842 – 1924
social reformerspy
Emily Levine
American comedian
1944 – 2019
humoristoratorwriter
James Carroll Napier
James Carroll Napier
American businessman, civil rights leader, and Register of the Treasury
1845 – 1940
politicianbusinessperson
Mike Stratton
American football player (1941-2020)
1941 – 2020
American football player
Antoinette Polk
Antoinette Polk
Baroness de Charette (1847-1919)
1847 – 1919
socialite
Oliver Hughes
Oliver Hughes
American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
1844 – 1911
Duncan Brown Cooper
Duncan Brown Cooper
American politician
1844 – 1922
publisherjournalistpolitician
Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill
American businessman of Memphis, Tennessee (1830-1909)
1830 – 1909
businessperson
Odell Barry
American football player (1941–2022)
1941 – 2022
American football player
Packy Axton
American musician (1941-1974)
1941 – 1974
saxophonist
Perry Wallace
American basketball player and legal academic
1948 – 2017
basketball player
Jo Carson
American writer
1946 – 2011
writer
John M. Fleming
American politician and newspaper editor
1832 – 1900
journalisteditorpolitician
Alfred Alexander Freeman
Alfred Alexander Freeman
American politician and diplomat
1838 – 1926
diplomatpoliticianjudge
Ike Brown
American baseball player
1942 – 2001
baseball player
James A. Gardner
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1943-1966)
1943 – 1966
military personnel
William Lair Hill
William Lair Hill
American attorney, historian and newspaper editor (1838-1924)
1838 – 1924
journalisteditorhistorian
William Hicks Jackson
William Hicks Jackson
Confederate Army general (1835–1903)
1835 – 1903
animal breeder
David Nelson
David Nelson
Minister, educator, physician (1793–1844)
1793 – 1844
Christian ministersurgeonwriter
William Allen Woods
William Allen Woods
United States federal judge (1837–1901)
1837 – 1901
politicianlawyerjudge
Alexander Blackburn Bradford
American politician (1799-1873)
1799 – 1873
politician
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